Benyamin Yosef Bria
Benyamin Yosef Bria (born August 7, 1956 in Decabiti, Belu Governorate , West Timor , Indonesia , † September 18, 2007 in Singapore ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Denpasar in Bali in Indonesia.
Life
Benyamin Bria studied Catholic theology and philosophy from 1976 to 1984 at the seminaries in Lalian and Ledalero and Ritapiret in Flores, Indonesia . He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1985 . Bria first worked in pastoral care in the diocese of Atambua . After studying canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC , he received his doctorate from the University of Ottawa , Canada . Bria has been professor of canon law at St. Michael Major Seminary in Kupang since 1993 .
On April 14, 2000 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Denpasar by John Paul II . He was ordained bishop on August 6, 2000 by Bishop Anton Pain Ratu .
He died of complications from kidney failure at Mount Elisabeth Hospital in Singapore.
Web links
- Entry on Benyamin Yosef Bria on catholic-hierarchy.org
- CathNews: "Bali Bishop in Adelaide for terror remembrance" ( Memento from June 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), October 11, 2005 (English)
- Biography of Benyamin Bria (Italian)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Vitalis Djebarus |
Bishop of Denpasar 2000-2007 |
New Year's Tung Kiem San |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bria, Benyamin Yosef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Denpasar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Decabiti, Belu District, West Timor, Indonesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 2007 |
| Place of death | Singapore |